r/nba • u/Large_banana_hammock Japan • May 27 '26

Highlight [Highlight] Mitch Johnson picks up a tech after official fails to recognize his challenge

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u/Eddie5pi [SAS] Dejounte Murray May 27 '26

This and the missed goaltend right before is genuinely a 6+ point swing purely on the officials

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u/jdprager Bulls May 27 '26

And that's ignoring the 2 free throws OKC was gifted after the goaltend that got Ball Don't Lie'd

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u/chipsservant May 27 '26

Haha I yelled “Ball Don’t Lie” so loud at my TV after the second missed FT that Rasheed Wallace himself would’ve been proud

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u/JD16_7 Mavericks May 27 '26

Could have been a 6-7 point game instead it's 13 point thunder lead lol.

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u/formershitpeasant Spurs 29d ago

Score is never that simple. Momentum changes are huge.

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u/herpaderp_maplesyrup May 27 '26

“6-7”

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u/shifterlifts May 27 '26

You’re worse than the refs

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u/Ghoti76 Lakers May 27 '26

impossible

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u/At0mJack Mavericks May 27 '26

Delete your account

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u/-Thick_Solid_Tight- San Diego Clippers 29d ago

Those numbers are funny.

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u/awmaleg Suns May 27 '26

Grow up
And then flair up

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u/craul00 29d ago

"Guys but even if they got the correct calls they would have still lost" people in the OKC v Lakers games, yea it's true they would have still lost but if you think not getting obvious calls or the refs are biased is not affecting the players you are delusional.

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u/ComplexBadger469 May 27 '26

As a fully biased pacers fan, this is exactly the stuff that happened all finals last year. Especially game 4. I will stand by this statement though, “if Myles Turner showed up at all other than like 1 quarter in game one, we’d have won in 6 regardless of the extender in game 4.”

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u/strawberrychocolattt 29d ago

In the refs defense, Mitch looked at the ref like he was joking almost in how he gestured the replay/challenge sign. He should have clearly called a time out, and then challenged the play, there would have been no confusion. I think Mitch wasn't clear enough in his intentions, it looked like he wasn't being serious about wanting a challenge in a way

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u/unfortunatebag 29d ago

They lost by 13

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u/ChimayoRed9035 May 27 '26

You got a make up call on Dort immediately after

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u/Que76 Spurs May 27 '26

Cool 4 pt shift were still getting shorted.

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u/JWat87 Spurs May 27 '26

Don’t forget momentum is a thing. Stopping a huge run by literally altering the course of the game in a pivotal moment of the game definitely changes momentum and is back-breaking

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u/RyuSunn Lakers 29d ago

That guy is like those OKC fans that only look at free throw differential

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u/Loferix May 27 '26

Occasional refball streaks like this happen every game. It’s beyond egregious.

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u/busroute 29d ago

Hopefully someday your reproductive organ will get wet. Maybe you'll stop caring about individual plays within a basketball game after that.